Sabzeh (sprouts) are planted about two weeks before Nowruz. Wheat, lentil, or mung beans grow to represent rebirth and new life.
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25 Esfand 2576
25 Esfand 2576 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 25 Esfand 1396 Shamsi and 2018-03-16 Gregorian. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.
25 Esfand 2576 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Friday — equivalent to 25 Esfand 1396 Shamsi and 16 March 2018 Gregorian.
- Shahanshahi
- 25 Esfand 2576
- Shamsi
- 25 Esfand 1396
- Gregorian
- 16 March 2018
Cultural insight
Verse of the day
شب تاریک و بیم موج و گردابی چنین هایل کجا دانند حال ما سبکباران ساحلها
“Dark night, fear of waves, such a terrible whirlpool How can those on shore know our state”
— Hafez
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